I use and recommend the power supply available from http://www.horacing.com

They are 10amp, and adjustable up to 20 (or 22??) volts, and about $150 per unit, cheaper than what it would cost to build one.

I have 3 that I use for my 6lane Scorpion BuckTrack (and use 1 of the supplies when running on my 4lane Tomy track).

However, with that said, their may be an even better alternative.

Our club, MHOSA, recently went to Kansas to race the MOKAN club.

They use a Pyramid power supply which is 22volts and 35amps, and it's ONLY $150 (effectively the same volts/amps as my 3 supplies in series for $300 LESS than I paid).

However, it's not adjustable, but the club has a member who installs a potentiometer to make it adjustable.

I'm trying to get the contact information (and potentiometer info) from MOKAN.

As soon as I do, I'll pass it along.

- FP

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I apologize for the error.

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You can order one from either AG&G; Hobby or
HO Racing.

I'm using an antique.

It's an American Flyer Power Supply. 0-18 volts 9.5 amps. BUT, it's AC, so I have a full-wafe rectifier and capacitor as well. the price was right, it was in my parent's attic.

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What am I missing?

May 15th: it came in today's mail. After splicing in a Tomy plug, I tried it out and there is WAY more power than my split lane setup.

I can tell you what you're missing, from a mathematical standpoint now, and sometime before the 15th with more info:

I'm also running a Tomy wall pack per lane, and they do run at 22volts, as indicated. However, the total AMPERAGE available to each lane on your (our) setup is 0.32 amps. On a system like Jeff the Notorious Q runs, there's 2.5 amps per lane. This gives him enough power to run modified cars with hot armatures and strong magnet sets -- cars that will barely move at the power we've got.

I've got a mega-wall pack from HOExpress on order, it puts out 18Volts at 2 amps, for $30.00. There's a pretty good thread on this subject on the Planet of Speed -- I'll update how well the HOExpress power pack works on that board.

[This message has been edited by EBasil (edited 05-11-2000).]

~ Your cars will run cooler with less overheating problems. Amp-starved armatures run hotter and wear out quicker.

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Originally posted by Stan the Man:
I just finished building my table for my track and I am considering getting away from the standard Tomy Wallpack and wiring the each lane separately. Since I race T-jets and magnet cars, I am considering having the option to switch to either 22v or 18v. What are some ideas for power sources? Has anyone built their own power supply? Any ideas will be appreciated.

Stan

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Thanks for the information. Lots of good information.

Big Krash

Edit -
STAY AWAY FROM TRAIN SUPPLIES....THEY LEAK AC POWER. I went round and round about why my cars fried up. The !#^!&*@#^&*!@ power supply is why! I bought a $100 + supply for trains and it cost me 4 cars! This board help me determine it was the supply.

Found the credit card statement. The place I bought it from is called Allied Action LTD in Rochester, NY. Try yellowpage.com or something similar for the phone number. Total for the supply was 37.20, including shipping.

Later....

[This message has been edited by Big Krash (edited 05-13-2000).]

Thanks for the tip on the power supply. I will check with this guy. Sounds like a great deal.